From this article: [www.theguardian.com] , more useful enlanguaging (from Chinese): Pengci.
“Pengci ('porcelain bumping') ... refers to the practice of manufacturing drama to obtain a desired outcome. ... the term was coined to describe a technique used by fraudsters who would wait with delicate porcelain vessels outside busy markets and demand payment when these shattered, ostensibly due to the carelessness of others”.
From what I’ve read this scam is common to many cults, and I can vouch that Peter Young at Pathgate uses it extensively to extort his victims.
PY’s porcelain vessel is the fakery he teaches, claiming it is Buddhism.
PY very reguarly, openly (in public) fully blames his victims, both individually and as a group, when his “authentic teaching” produces no real results.
Surprise! The oh so valuble "porcelain vessel" is broken ... and second surprise, the victim is to blame!
PY then goes into big drama about it, thus manipulating his victims into feeling horrible about themselves, and at the same time like they owe him something.
Being ethnically Chinese, PY is notable for applying brainwashing, manipulation and rip off techniques common in the East, in particular those used by the Chinese Communist Party (such as public shaming).
Westerners usually aren’t culturally aware of these precise methods, so are more easily fooled / victimised by them. That there isn’t a word for this specific pengci scam in English is evidence of this.
“Pengci ('porcelain bumping') ... refers to the practice of manufacturing drama to obtain a desired outcome. ... the term was coined to describe a technique used by fraudsters who would wait with delicate porcelain vessels outside busy markets and demand payment when these shattered, ostensibly due to the carelessness of others”.
From what I’ve read this scam is common to many cults, and I can vouch that Peter Young at Pathgate uses it extensively to extort his victims.
PY’s porcelain vessel is the fakery he teaches, claiming it is Buddhism.
PY very reguarly, openly (in public) fully blames his victims, both individually and as a group, when his “authentic teaching” produces no real results.
Surprise! The oh so valuble "porcelain vessel" is broken ... and second surprise, the victim is to blame!
PY then goes into big drama about it, thus manipulating his victims into feeling horrible about themselves, and at the same time like they owe him something.
Being ethnically Chinese, PY is notable for applying brainwashing, manipulation and rip off techniques common in the East, in particular those used by the Chinese Communist Party (such as public shaming).
Westerners usually aren’t culturally aware of these precise methods, so are more easily fooled / victimised by them. That there isn’t a word for this specific pengci scam in English is evidence of this.